Crossroads Caring for Carers - Reading

Contact details

Crossroads Caring for Carers - Reading
14 Albury Close
Tilehurst
Reading
RG30 1BD

Public phone: 0118 945 4209

Email: reading@crossroads.org.uk

Website URL: http://www.readingcrossroads.org

General information

Service offered: Carer support workers provide respite care to carers of people with disabilities in their own homes. Care support workers give practical help and personal care, enabling the carer to take a break. 24 hour emergency response service (0118 945 4218). Young carers project. Weekly young carers youth group. Social club for people with disabilities and/or cognitive impairment.

Target group: Carers, including young carers (under 18).

Area served: Reading and surrounding areas.

How to contact: Drop-in, phone or write.

Availability

Monday: 9am - 5pm

Tuesday: 9am - 5pm

Wednesday: 9am - 5pm

Thursday: 9am - 5pm

Friday: 9am - 5pm

Weekends: Emergency service on 0118 945 4218

Office Hours:

Accessibility

Wheelchair access: Yes - limited

Accessible toilets: No

Access notes: Visit people in their own homes.

Other information

Languages other than English: Polish, Punjabi, Spanish, Urdu and access to interpreters.

Charity number: 1080457

Year established: 1993

Staffing: 3 full time and 35 part time staff, 8 volunteers.

Public transport: Bus 17 stops opposite the office. Tilehurst train station - 20 minutes walk.

Record last checked: 28 November 2016